Starlight and Storm, The Ascent of Six Great North Faces of the Alps
by Rebuffat, Gaston; Translated by Wilfrid Noyce and Sir John Hunt
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near fine/near fine
- Seller
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Chehalis, Washington, United States
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About This Item
London: J.M. Dent, 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. 122 pp, indexed, illustrated with maps and diagrams and 37 pages of plates. Near fine copy in original blue cloth with slight bumping to corners. Dust jacket lightly rubbed. Translated from the 1954 French original. Neate R20: "Accounts of his own ascents; expressive and lyrical." The ascents included the Eiger, Grandes Jorasses, Piz Badile, Matterhorn, Drus, Cima Grande di Lavaredo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walkabout Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22609
- Title
- Starlight and Storm, The Ascent of Six Great North Faces of the Alps
- Author
- Rebuffat, Gaston; Translated by Wilfrid Noyce and Sir John Hunt
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- J.M. Dent
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1956
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mountaineering;
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About the Seller
Walkabout Books
Biblio member since 2011
Chehalis, Washington
About Walkabout Books
Walkabout Books is an antiquarian bookstore located in southwest Washington State. We specialize in Americana and the literature of travel and adventure, including travel narratives, travel and tourism ephemera (travel diaries, vintage brochures, guidebooks, etc), exploration, mountaineering, and other outdoor pursuits. We also carry interesting and unusual books in many other fields.
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